Coventry is also well placed for transport links with good access to the M6 motorway and the main train station being on the West Coast mainline. There are also several smaller local stations serving Coventry’s districts. There is also a new station being opened at the Ricoh Arena.

Coventry is also with well served by excellent primary and high schools, spread all over the city. Generally you wherever you live in Coventry you should find yourself in the catchment area of a good school.

Typical Coventry house prices

According to Rightmove using Land Registry data last year most property sales in Coventry involved terraced properties which sold for on average £139,931. Semi-detached properties sold for an average price of £183,069, while detached properties fetched £294,513.

Coventry, with an overall average price of £167,400 was cheaper than nearby Meriden (£329,172), Balsall Common (£361,447) and Hampton-In-Arden (£425,681).